colicin.
Any of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
Meaning & usage
Any of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
Where this word comes from
From French colicine, from coli- + -cine, with ending formed by analogy from antibiotics like auréomycine, streptomycine, with second element from myc- + -ine.
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